A double by Endrit Krasniqi gave Kosovo’s Pristina a 2-0 victory over the Andorran Inter Club d’Escaldes (led by former Espanyolista central Alberto Lopo) in the final of the preliminary round of the Champions League, at the Elbasan Arena Albanian. Pristina qualified for the first tie, where they will face Hungarian Ferencvaros. Krasniqi scored the first on the edge of the break and Escaldes could not react. The second, in 58 ‘.
Pristina will play against Ferencvaros in a double game on July 6/7 and 13/14.
Inter Escaldes, meanwhile, will face whoever is eliminated in the cross between the Albanian Teuta and the Moldovan Sheriff in the second qualifying round of the Conference League (22/29 July).
First qualifying round pairings
Fola Esch (LUX) – Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) – Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Malmoe (SWE) – Riga FC (LAT)
Bodø / Glimt (NOR) – Legia Varsovia (POL)
Connah’s Quay Nomads (PDG) – Alashkert (ARM)
Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) – HJK Helsinki (FIN)
CFR Cluj (RUM) – Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Spark (MKD) – Wall (SVN)
Teuta (ALB) – Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) – Neftchi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) – Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) – Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Ferencváros (HUN) – Pristina (KOS)
Zalgiris Vilnius (LTU) – Linfield (NIR)
Flora Tallinn (EST) – Hibernians (MLT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) – Valur (ISL)
The qualifying rounds will be played in two games, on July 6/7 and 13/14, under the rules applied against Covid-19
The winners will access the second qualifying round and the losers will access the second qualifying round of the new Conference League
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